belatedness

== English == === Etymology === From belated +‎ -ness. === Noun === belatedness (usually uncountable, plural belatednesses) The state or quality of being belated or of being too late. Slowness; backwardness. ==== Synonyms ==== (quality of being belated): lateness, tardity; see also Thesaurus:lateness (slowness): lentitude, lentor, retardation, sloth